Membership Committee Annual Report 2023

submitted by Lisa Shiota

Current Roster

  • Randye Jones, member, 2026
  • Karen Olson, member, 2025
  • Lina Sheahan, member, 2027
  • Amanda Steadman, member, 2026
  • Sam Boss, member, Reduced Registration Coordinator, 2025
  • Terry Lewis, member, Roommate Clearinghouse Coordinator, 2025
  • Kristie Nelsen, member, ex officio Public Libraries Committee, 2026
  • Will Scharfenberger, member, ex officio IDEA Committee, 2025
  • Jason Imbesi, member, ex officio Membership Management Officer, 2024
  • Melissa Moll, member, ex officio Assistant Membership Management Officer, 2026
  • Lisa Shiota, chair, 2025

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • 1. Analyze surveys administered to current and former MLA members in 2022
    • Completed October 2023
  • 2. Create report of analysis and based on the report, outline recommendations for action
    • Board report submitted May 2023
  • 3. Disseminate recommendations, provide support to implementers (members, committees, officers, board) as needed
    • Emails sent to committee chairs, special officers, board February 2023; Presentation at MLA conference in St. Louis March 2023

List of Future Goals

  • 1. Do an annual informal assessment of the temperature of the association
    • 2.5 Encourage member retention
    • 4.2 Conduct user studies on how members and external constituents find information
  • 2. Initiate cross-committee collaborations
    • 2.3 Sustain member contact throughout the year
    • 3 Cultivate Inclusivity
  • 3. Continue efforts to foster a more supportive environment for members in their first ten years
    • 2.3 Sustain member contact throughout the year
    • 2.4 Support members working in various disciplines
    • 2.5 Encourage member retention